WELCOME to the City of Port St. Lucie (City) website for the Crosstown Parkway Extension Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The purpose of this website is to provide the public with a comprehensive source of information about the many components of this project. This website will provide ongoing and updated information about the project’s status, history, schedule, notification of public meetings, project reports, and a host of other material to keep you informed. Perhaps most importantly, it provides a place for the public to offer comments and/or input about this very important Study!

The City of Port St. Lucie is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Originally planned as a retirement community, the City is experiencing substantial problems with traffic congestion, particularly at the location of the two existing bridges within the City. To address this problem, the City, in consultation with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is conducting a PD&E Study to evaluate a third crossing over the North Fork St. Lucie River (NFSLR) at the Crosstown Parkway. This project was formerly known as the Third East-West River Crossing Study.

The proposed project would extend the existing Crosstown Parkway from Manth Lane on the west, across the NFSLR to U.S. 1 on the east, a distance of approximately 2 miles. The six lane divided highway and bridge would serve multi-modal transportation alternatives, including automobile, bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit. Alternatives considered include the No Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternatives, and multiple build alternatives that provide a river crossing on a new alignment.

What's New

• The DEIS and associated technical reports can be viewed on this website. Go to Draft Project Documents

• A major milestone was reached on July 1, 2011 when the Federal Highway Administration signed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and approved it for public availability. This important approval allowed the City and FDOT to conduct a Public Hearing to obtain public input on the project. The Public Hearing was conducted on September 22nd at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. There were over 400 people in attendance. For a copy of the presentation materials and display boards presented at this meeting please click on RESOURCE CENTER tab above, then Reports, then scroll down to SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 PUBLIC HEARING MATERIALS.

• A Locally Preferred Alternative was adopted by the City Council on January 23, 2012. The City is developing the Final EIS with Alternative 1C as the Preferred Alternative.  The FHWA concurred with the recommendation of Alternative 1C as the Preferred Alternative on July 30, 2012.

• The City is working to secure an easement across the North Fork St. Lucie River from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Governor and Cabinet) to fulfill their Agreement with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) signed on April 26, 2010 regarding the necessary mitigation to secure the easement.


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